Guest guest Posted January 16, 2003 Report Share Posted January 16, 2003 When the Vyadha finished his teaching, the Sannyasin felt astonished. He said, " Why are you in that body? With such knowledge as yours why are you in a Vyadha's body, and doing such filthy, ugly work? " " My son, " replied the Vyadha, " no duty is ugly, no duty is impure. My birth placed me in these circumstances and environments. In my boyhood I learnt the trade; I am unattached, and I try to do my duty well. I try to do my duty as a householder, and I try to do all I can to make my father and mother happy. I neither know your Yoga, nor have I become a Sannyasin, nor did I go out of the world into a forest; nevertheless, all that you have heard and seen has come to me through the unattached doing of the duty which belongs to my position. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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